My impression is that single-story dwellings are more common in the US, especially where there is space.
Especially in the South and West, by my observation. (Basements are less common in those places as well. Which is unfortunate since half of the South is in Tornado Alley!) Up north and out east, two-story houses seem more common. Maybe they're easier to heat as well as taking up less land? Whereas down here what we're more concerned about is getting a breeze through those windows. :)
So do you think the commonness of the one-story dwelling is related to the decrease in the use of the term "bungalow"?
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Date: 2009-09-23 05:37 pm (UTC)Especially in the South and West, by my observation. (Basements are less common in those places as well. Which is unfortunate since half of the South is in Tornado Alley!) Up north and out east, two-story houses seem more common. Maybe they're easier to heat as well as taking up less land? Whereas down here what we're more concerned about is getting a breeze through those windows. :)
So do you think the commonness of the one-story dwelling is related to the decrease in the use of the term "bungalow"?